Redding, CA Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Per-Bedroom Cap
- 2 persons per rented bedroom
- Concurrent Parties
- Prohibited (one party at a time)
- Annual Rental Limit
- 180 days per calendar year
- State Floor
- CBC §1004 / 70 sq ft minimum
- Infants
- Under 1 typically not counted
Summary
Redding caps short-term rental occupancy at two persons per rented bedroom under RMC 18.43.180. A vacation rental cannot be rented to multiple separate parties at the same time. The ordinance also limits vacation rentals to 180 rental-days per calendar year. Children typically count toward the per-bedroom cap, with infants commonly excluded.
17920.3. Any building or portion thereof, regardless of zoning designation or approved uses of the building, including any dwelling unit, guestroom or suite of rooms, or the premises on which the same is located, in which there exists any of the following listed conditions to an extent that endangers the life, limb, health, property, safety, or welfare of the occupants of the building, nearby residents, or the public shall be deemed and hereby is declared to be a substandard building: (a) Inadequate sanitation shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Lack of, or improper water closet, lavatory, or bathtub or shower in a dwelling unit... (9) Room and space dimensions less than required by this code. (10) Lack of required electrical lighting.
Full Breakdown
180 imposes a clean numeric occupancy formula that simplifies what would otherwise be a state-code calculation. ' This applies equally to a Hosted Homestay (the homestay rooms only) and a Vacation Rental (the entire dwelling). A four-bedroom vacation rental is therefore capped at 8 overnight guests; a two-bedroom Hosted Homestay with both rooms rented is capped at 4. The ordinance separately prohibits a vacation rental from being rented to multiple separate parties concurrently - operators cannot split a single SDP-permitted dwelling among unrelated booking groups to skirt the per-bedroom cap.
The 180-day-per-calendar-year rental cap further limits use intensity. 3 (substandard housing) provide a fallback minimum-room-area floor: each habitable room must contain at least 70 square feet, and bedrooms must allow 50 square feet per occupant after the first. The Redding standard is generally more restrictive than the state floor and is what Code Enforcement applies in practice. Infants under one year are not typically counted; children over one count fully unless the Site Development Permit conditions specify otherwise. Hosts must list the maximum legal occupancy on every platform listing under the ordinance's advertising-disclosure requirements.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the two-per-bedroom cap is a violation of RMC 18.43.180 and grounds for Site Development Permit revocation by the Development Services Director. Code Enforcement may issue administrative citations starting at $100 per occurrence and escalating to $500/$1,000 for repeat violations within one year. Renting to multiple parties concurrently is a separate violation and can trigger immediate permit suspension. Persistent overcrowding can be referred to Shasta County Health under Health & Safety Code §17920.3 for substandard-housing enforcement.
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